Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

RESPECT Act

S. 343Introduced Feb 8, 2017Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Sen. Mike Rounds R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 8, 2017
Committee actionMar 29, 2017
Passed SenateNov 29, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 4, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 343.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 343, RESPECT Act” on April 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 29, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2017 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52643
CBO publication date
April 13, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
S. 343, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/343
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 20, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-85 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on May 24, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 24, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 343, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/343
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 20, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

James Lankford (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.